Suffice to say, we've come back from Essex buzzing with the memory of finally seeng the venerable Sir Tom Jones, Tom Jones live on stage - even at 81, he's still got it! It was a great concert, and a glorious venue. We loved it...
It's a busy old time at the moment, to boot - our weekend opened with a flying vist from Madam Arcati's niece Jen (who crashed one night with us as there was a train strike on Saturday, the day she had originally planned to travel to London for a festival with friends). Then Essex. Then, on our return, a meet-up for drinks with some old, old chums "The Utleys" whose wedding we went to a long, long time ago. Bubble (our nickname for Mrs U) fell pregnant soon after, with twins - those boys are eighteen now, and even bought us drinks [gulp]!
I'm trying to get some washing done - but may have to take it to the launderette to dry, as the UK's heatwave has broken, big-style, with the first downpours of rain for months! - because on Thursday at the crack'o'doom, we fly out to Amsterdam for a long weekend. YAY!
All this, and it is fellow Leo Our Glorious Leader Queen Madge's (64th) birthday today!
By way of a tribute, let's just have a few snippets from the great lady's long, long career, shall we?
Hop back thirty-five years, and we find this...
[As I said when I posted this @adecadeago: "Was I the only one who misheard the lyrics and thought she sang "young girls with eyes like potatoes"? Just sayin'..."]Remarkably, this one's thirty years old this year:
Even this one is ten years old!
Many happy returns, Madonna Louise Ciccone (born 16th August 1958)!
64 facts about Madonna's career for her 64th birthday, courtesy of the Official Charts Company.
